Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

  • NR
  • 12/13/1940 (US)
  • Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction
  • 4h 27m

CRAZED WITH THE LUST TO KILL! A power-mad maniac unleashes a lightning attack on an unsuspecting nation...And finds the Copperhaed thirsting for revenge!

Overview

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.

John English

Director

William Witney

Director

Franklin Adreon

Screenplay

Norman S. Hall

Screenplay

Joseph F. Poland

Screenplay

Ronald Davidson

Screenplay

Sol Shor

Screenplay

Cast

Eduardo Ciannelli's headshot

Eduardo Ciannelli

Doctor Satan
Robert Wilcox's headshot

Robert Wilcox

Bob Wayne / Copperhead
William Newell's headshot

William Newell

Speed Martin
C. Montague Shaw's headshot

C. Montague Shaw

Prof. Thomas Scott
Ella Neal's headshot

Ella Neal

Lois Scott
Dorothy Herbert's headshot

Dorothy Herbert

Alice Brent
Charles Trowbridge's headshot

Charles Trowbridge

Gov. Bronson
Jack Mulhall's headshot

Jack Mulhall

Police Chief Rand

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